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‎10-02-2024 10:41 PM

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i have a hp 240 g8 and recently i did a hardware upgrade in which i installed a ssd and i wanted to put windows in my ssd for faster experience but now it tells me that this windows is not genuine and i cant activate it even after logging in with my microsoft account. so i want to know how to resolve this issue or how can i recover the original windows key from my device. please help me i cant even open microsoft store, the troubleshoot gives error (0x80070422)

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‎10-03-2024 07:42 AM

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Did your notebook originally come with Windows from HP?

 

If so, the Windows product key is encrypted in your notebook's BIOS and is not needed to install W11.

 

If your notebook came with FreeDOS, there is no product key in the BIOS, and you will have to find the product key that you installed when you first installed Windows on the old hard drive.

 

If your notebook came with Windows from HP, I have zipped up attached the free Showkey Plus app that is available from the Microsoft store that you can't access.

 

The program will show the OEM product key in the BIOS and the version of Windows the key is good for.

 

The only source you should be using to create a W11 USB installation flash drive is the Media creation tool from Microsoft:

 

Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)

 

ShowKeyPlus1.0.7060.zip
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